The Emergency Bridal Kit-What Every Bride Needs On Her Wedding Day

An Emergency Bridal Kit is basically a bag that the bride keeps close; either she carries it with her or one of her attendants can carry it, and it will stay close to the bride throughout the entire day. This kit will help ease any worries that if there is a mishap, having this kit on hand will provide a fast and easy remedy.

This is just a partial list of some of the most basic necessities that should be included with every emergency bridal kit and how these items can be used in emergencies:

Over the Counter Medicines
Every bride needs to plan for being nervous on her wedding day and depending on how nervous you are or how you react to it, you should keep on hand headache remedies and nausea remedies in case of the onset of a nervous headache or upset stomach.

Also, some of your bridesmaids may be quite nervous too, so having these items on hand in your emergency bridal kit will keep everyone a little more at ease just knowing if they do experience a headache or nauseous feeling, there are medicines on hand to counteract the effects.

So emergency kits should contain some aspirin and non-aspirin pain relievers and things for upset stomachs like a chewable antacid.

If the bride or any of the attendants should start feeling faint, for any number of reasons, having a supply of smelling salts on hand will save the day.

Band-Aids® or other Adhesive Bandages
Possibly the bride or other attendants haven't had time to really break in their new shoes, or the shoes were comfortable for a while but are starting to get really uncomfortable or maybe they've rubbed in spots and are starting to cause blisters.

Having adhesive bandages on hand will help keep your feet comfortable in this situation.

Makeup & Other Touchup Items
The emergency bridal kit should include some translucent face powder and extra lip gloss for touching up makeup due to sweating and for moistening dry lips.

If anyone gets a snag in pantyhose or stockings, a small bottle of clear nail polish will seal the snags and keep them from turning into ugly runs. You can also invisibly reapply any rhinestones or other embellishments that may come loose from dresses by using clear nail polish.

A small hairbrush, comb, a compact mirror and small travel sizes of hair spray and deodorant will be needed for any necessary touchups during the day. And extra bobby pins will help for any hair crises or tightening up a loosening veil or headpiece.

Travel Sewing Kit, etc.
A travel sewing kit with extra straight pins in your emergency bridal kit will give some added help to keeping corsages in place or even repairing a loosening bouquet.

And a travel size stain remover stick will help during the reception if someone has an unintended spill.

Again, having an emergency bridal kit on hand on what is the most special day of your life will keep any small mishap from turning into a disaster and possibly ruining your wedding day.

Karen Musselman offers wedding planning ideas for couples on a low budget. Visit her site for more information about emergency bridal kits and other wedding planning tips. And for inexpensive favors, Karen also designs laminated and personalized wedding favor bookmarks.

by Karen S Musselman - 2010-04-06

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